Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-28
MAKE HASTE sLOWLY.

X bgfAm was received yesterday rom
1 Lake Chamber Of Commerce ask.
Butte Board OF Trade to convene
suing and unitein action with those
pn and Provo and q mass-meeting OF
of Salt Lake in bringing the Union
{ Railway to terms" The grounds
/ bee which Salt Lake has are there
to be 'long.continued discrimina-
freight rates against Salt Lake
It 10 to be observed that no ellu-
contained in the telegram to any
liar determinations suffered by eth
10 other places mentioned, but pre-
i " the Salt Lake board had in view
ain to which the silver industry Of
10 subjected by tho excessive freight
q salt. It may be taken for granted
Ogden and Provo suffered from
anne treatment from the Union
II; az that OF which Salt
:omp'ains. and that the feeling in the
slaces IL . unit upon similar grounds
iplaint. Butte has its grievance.
,ut it 10 not ono in common
and OF the three other towns.
.cessive rate Of freight ON salt OF
Butte justly complains is suffered by
alone. And the Butte City Board OF
has already taken action upon the
{ in advance OF and without asking
operation Of either Of the cities men.
or any place else, and has formuiat-
grievances in the shape Of strongly
d end cogently argued Memorial.
10 the result OF earnest and repeated
ration by the most capable men in
oard. Mayor Kenyon as Vice-Presi-
oi the Board has issued . call for =
ng of the Board at the rooms OF the
Bow Club this evening Ito consider
,r the question OF freight rates on salt
the Utah & Northern Railway and
matters" j..
, Memorial OF tho Board is now at
~, whittier 1t was sent on the goth
at. Vice-President Potter, to whom
addressed. left Omaha for the East be-
! reached him, but he telegraphed the
dent OF the Board OF Trade that
he or Mr.. Monroe would be here
! the LIST prox. to settle the salt tariff
He has not seen the Memorial as
md in justice to itself and courtesy to
'ntleman to whom it is addressed, the
} Board OF Trade a hardly be
to do anything further until an
Y is returned to their Memorial. All
for the Board OF Trade herr
is to formally acknowledge the Salt
Board OF Trades telegram and state
he Butte Board has taken action
it, grievance in the way it has and
t is now waiting . reply. In the cir.
Office methods in which the
Pacific railroad 10 In tho habit OF
lsring petitions, q week is scarcely
or the august magnates Of that road
70 een the Memorial in the usual
} Of procedure at Omaha; but when
otter is yet away from the city it is
y out OF the question that an answer
have been received from him, and in
on courtesy the Butte Board OF
10 bound to give him time to act
the Memorial.
o . boycott Of the Union Pacific, that
e easily said than done. Were the
INA Central running into Butte, it
be quite feasible. But it will be
q year ere that contamination is
ID. Meanwhile. any boycott OF the
Pacific 10 absurd. How long could
,istence Of the Montana Union be
1teed il such q movement were put
ctice7 Had tho Short Line to Bose
cen built, tho boycott would be en-.
feasible; but We know that the Mon
will be here some time next
while We do not know that the Short
Yer will DO q reality. 1t is therefore
1T policy for tho Board OF Trade at
citing this evening to act with deliber.
and moderation on the telegram
|a!t Lake.